Lipstick holder



$.CHERBA LIPSTICK HOLDER May 2, 1967 INENTOR SAMUEL CHERBA S F .W

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ATTORNEY 5. C HERBA LIPSTICK HOLDER May 2, 1967 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledMay 21, 1964 FIG.6

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INVENTOR.

SAMUEL CHERBA ATTORNEY S- CHERBA LIPSTICK HOLDER May 2, 1967SSheets-Sheet 5 Filed May 21, 1964 INVENTOR SAMUEL CHERBA A) MawATTORNEY FIG.IO

Filed May 21, 1954, Ser. No. 369,096 13 Claims. (Cl. 206-56) Thisinvention relates to a lipstick holder, and more particularly to alipstick holder whereby the lipstick may be selectively exposed for useand sheathed for protection.

The invention has among its objects the provision of a novel, simplifiedlipstick holder.

A further object of the invention lies in the provision of alipstickholder of which the main, operative portion may desirably be made in twoparts.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a lipstickholder of the type indicated above wherein one or both of said parts maybe made of elastic plastic material.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a novellipstick holder which readily lends itself to being assembled byautomatic machinery.

Still further objects of the inventionreside in the provision of alipstick holder which is particularly characterized by its simplicity,the economy of its manufacture and assembly, and its ease of operation.

The above and further objects and novel features of the invention willmore fully appear from the following description when the same is readin connection with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood,however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only, andare not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.

In the'drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to like partsthroughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a view on a reduced scale of a preferred embodiment oflipstick holder in accordance with a first disclosed embodiment of theinvention, the lipstick holder being shown in perspective with aprotective, decorative cap applied thereto;

FIG. 2 is a View in vertical axial section through the lipstick holderand cap therefor of FIG. 1 with the lip stick sheathing sleeve thereofin extended position;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view in perspective of the lipstick holder ofFIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a view in transverse section through the lipstick holder andcap of FIGS; 1 and 2, the section being taken along the line 4-4 of FIG.2; 7

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section through the upper edgeof the outer sleeve member of the body of the lipstick holder of FIGS.14, inclusive, the inner sleeve member of such body being omitted forclarity of illustration, a portion of the lower end of the retractablesleeve of the lipstick holder cooperating therewith being shown inphantom lines;

FIG. 5A is a fragmentary view in vertical section through the upper endportion of a device constructed in a manner generally similar to that ofFIGS. 15, inclusive, but for the dispensing of a material in liquid,semi-liquid, or cream form;

FIG. 6 is a view in vertical axial section through a second embodimentof lipstick holder and cap therefor in accordance with the invention,the protective sleeve of such lipstick holder being shown in its outer,extended position;

FIG. 7 is an exploded view partially in vertical axial section andpartially in elevation of thelipstick holder of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a view in transverse section through the lipstick holder andcap of FIG. 6, the section being taken along the line 8-8 of FIG. 6;

v United States Patent 0 therewith, if desired.

3,317,036 Patented May 2, 1967 ice FIG. 9 is a fragmentary view invertical section through an intermediate portion of the retract-ablelipstick sheathing sleeve of the lipstick holder of FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, aportion of the upper edge of the inner sleeve of the body of thelipstick holder cooperating therewith being shown in phantom lines;

FIG. 10 is a view in vertical axial section through a third embodimentof lipstick holder and cap therefor in accordance with the invention,the protective sleeve of such lipstick holder being shown in its outer,extended position;

FIG. 11 is an exploded view partially in vertical axial section andpartially in elevation of the lipstick holder of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a view in transverse section through the lipstick holder andcap of FIG. 10, the section being taken along the line 12--12 of FIG.10; and

FIG. 13 is a fragmentary view in elevation on an enlarged scale of theportion of the inner sleeve member of the body of the lipstick holder ofFIGS. 10-12, inclusive, shown at the upper left hand end thereof shownin FIG. 11, a portion of the thread-following projection on theretractable sleeve cooperating therewith being shown in phantom lines.

As will be apparent from the above, a first embodiment of lipstickholder in accordance with the invention is shown in FIGS. 1-5,inclusive; a second embodiment thereof is shown in FIGS. 6-9, inclusive;and a third embodiment thereof is shown in FIGS. l0l3, inclusive. Thelipstick holders of all the embodiments are provided with a protectiveand decorative cap which may be used In all of the illustrativeembodiments the lipstick holder proper has two parts which arereciprocable with respect to each other so as selectively to expose foruse the lipstick carrier by the holder, and to sheath the lipstick whenit is not in use.

Turning now to FIGS. l5,,inclusive, there. is there shown a firstembodiment of lipstick holder, which is generally designated by thereference character 10. Holder 10 has an outer body portion 11 and aninner protective sleeve portion 15. In FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown aremovable protective and decorative cap 12, which may be used with thelipstick holder 10, if desired. Cap 12 is generally in the form of anelongated inverted cup, the lower end of which telescopes over a portionof body 11 when the cap 12 is mounted upon the holder 10 in the mannershown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

A lipstick 14 is mounted with its lower inner end held within a seatprovided by the upper end of an inner sleeve portion, to be described,which is integral with the body 11. The retractable protective sleeve 15is telescopically mounted upon body 11 so that it may be advancedrelative thereto into the lipstick sheathing position of FIG. 2, or maybe partially retracted in a downward direction in FIG. 2 so as to exposethe outer end of the lipstick 14 for use.

As shown most clearly in FIG. 2, the body 11 of the lipstick holder hasa generally flat disc-like base 16 from which there rises a generallycircular cylindrical inner sleeve 17 coaxial of the base. In theembodiment shown, sleeve 17 is integral with base 16, preferably beingformed, for example, from resilient flexible plastic material by amolding operation. Somewhat above its vertical center, the inner'sleeve17 is provided with an interiorly facing annular shoulder 19 which formsa part of ,the seat for the lower end of the lipstick 14. Above shoulder19 the inner sleeve 17 has a thinner-walled portion 20, the innersurface of which snugly engages the lower end of the lipstick 14.

Body 11 has an outer sleeve 21 which is formed integrally with base 16and is disposed coaxially of the inner sleeve 17 so as to form avertically elongated annular space 22 therebetween. The main extent 23of the inner sidewall of the outer sleeve 21 is of smooth circularcylindrical shape. 7 The outer surface 28 of the inner sleeve 17 is ofsmooth circular cylindrical shape with the exception of its upper orouter end which is provided with a shallow outwardly extending annularshoulder or flange 24 which forms a part of a motionlimiting stop forthe protective sleeve 15, as will be seen hereinafter. The upper inneredge of portion 20 of the inner sleeve 17 is bevelled so as to form anupwardly diverging frusto-conical surface 25.

The retractable protective sleeve of the lipstick holder is providedwith a smooth circular cylindrical outer surface 33 and with a smoothcircular cylindrical inner surface 26 which is interrupted by an upper,inwardly extending bead 27 and a lower, inwardly extending bead 29axially spaced from the upper bead. Beads 27 and 29 are generally of Vcross section; bead 27 is located somewhat above the lower end of sleeve15, whereas bead 29 is located close to the lower end of such sleeve.Below the lower bead 29, the sleeve 15 is provided with a short circularcylindrical inner wall portion, the upper end of which merges with thelower end of an upwardly converging frusto-conical annular zone 30 whichextends upwardly to the peak of the lower head 29.

In the embodiment shown, both body 11 and sleeve 15 are made ofrelatively stifl, but flexible and resilient, plastic material such aspolyethylene. The relative dimensions of the parts are such that thesleeve 15 may be assembled upon body 11 by first placing the sleeve withthe lower end thereof in alignment with the inner sleeve 17 of the body11, and then thrusting such two parts together by a purely axial motion.When this is done, the flange 24 on the inner sleeve 17 enters thefrusto-conical zone 30 of sleeve 15, the two parts being progressivelydistorted as the parts are moved inwardly toward each other. Theresiliency and flexibility of the parts permits the flange 24 to snapfirst past the lower bead 29 on sleeve 15 and, upon continued relativeaxial motion of the parts, past the upper bead 27 on the sleeve. Bead 27and the flange 24 form a first stop means which prevents the axialwithdrawal of the sleeve 15 outwardly of body 11 past the positionthereof shown in FIG. 2.

The inner diameters of the beads 27 and 29 are such that they fairlyaccurately engage the smooth outer surface 28 of sleeve 17 of the body,while permitting relative axial movement between such parts. The beads27 and 29 thus function with surface 28 accurately to maintain thesleeve 15 in axial alignment with body 11. If desired, instead of twoaxially spaced beads 27 and 29 on sleeve 15, there may be employed asingle thick-walled portion at the bottom end of sleeve 15 which would,in effect, span the distance between the beads 27 and 29 shown, andwould have the same effective inner diameter as such beads.

In the embodiment of lipstick holder shown, reciprocation of the sleeve15 relative to body 11 is effected by interengaging thread-forming meanson the respective parts. One of such thread-forming means in theembodiment shown is composed of an outwardly extending flange at theinner or lower end of sleeve 15, such flange having a plurality (fourshown) of similar interrupted flange portions 31 which are separated bysimilar, equally angularly spaced notches or recesses 32 havinggenerally radially directed side edges. The other thread-forming meansis in the form of a helical radially inwardly extending rib 34 on theinner surface 23 of the outer sleeve 21 of body 11. Helical rib 34extends, as shown, in substantially one turn from the lower end of theouter sleeve 21 to the upper end of such sleeve. The radial height ofthe helical rib is such that the radially inner surface of the rib liesclose to the smooth outer surface 33 of the sleeve 15. The angularextent of the recesses between portions 31 of the interrupted flange onsleeve 15 is such that the helical rib 34 extends freely between theconfronting edges of two consecutive flange portions, when the parts areassembled as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, such two flange portions 31 actingas a rudimentary thread follower which restrains the sleeve 15 fromappreciable axial movement with respect to body 11 unaccompanied byrelative turning of the parts. The relationship between the said flangeportions 31 and the helical rib 34 is particularly shown in FIGS. 4 and5.

The disclosed helical rib 34 and interrupted flange portions 31 permitsthe two parts 11 and 15 to be assembled by the described purely axialrelative motion. No angular orientation of the parts relative to eachother is necessary before such assembly. Flange portions 31 aresufficiently yieldable in a direction axially of sleeve 15 to allow themto snap downwardly past the helical rib, regardless of where theyencounter it. Following the axial advance of the sleeve 15 relative tobody 11, the outer end of the sleeve may be frictionally engaged as byan automatically operated gripper which turns the sleeve 15 suflicientlyto cause the rib 34 to snap into one of the recesses 32 between twoportions 31 of the interrupted flange.

Further to prevent the accidental removal of sleeve 15 from the body 11,there may be provided a second stop means; thus the upper edge of theouter sleeve 21 of the body is provided with a radially inwardlyextending annular shoulder 35 which causes the effective diameter of theouter end of the annular space 22 to be somewhat less than the elfectiveouter diameter of the flange made up of flange portions 31. In theembodiment shown, shoulder 35 is located adjacent the upper, enteringend of the helical rib 34. When the sleeve 15 lies in the position shownin FIGS. 2 and 5, the upper edge of flange portions 31 substantiallyengage the lower edge of stop shoulder 35.

The lipstick holder of the first embodiment is shown provided with ameans which substantially locks the protective sleeve 15 in the outer,extended position of FIG. 2. Such means is especially desirable tomaintain the sleeve 15 in extended position until the initial use of thelipstick; thus after assembly of the parts of the holder and of thelipstick therein, the protective sleeve is turned to extend it fully.The locking means insures the maintenance of the sleeve in suchposition, despite vibrations to which the lipstick holder may besubjected, as during its shipment in upright position.

The locking means is shown in FIG. 5. As there shown, the upper end ofhelical rib 34 has a part of its upper edge portion removed at the upperend of the rib to provide a seat 33. Seat 33' has a helical upper edge37 which lies parallel to but below the helical upper edge 38 of rib 34,the two surfaces being joined by a rounded shoulder 39. As theprotective sleeve 15 is turned counterclockwise (FIG. 4) to extend it,the lower forward corner of the trailing flange portion 31 which boundsthe rear end of the notch 3-2 receiving the helical rib '34 climbsupwardly along the upper surface 38 of such rib. When such corner offlange portion 31' reaches the shoulder 39, the sleeve 15 ceases itsaxial travel, the flange portion '31 then moving transversely to theleft (FIG. 5) until it engages surface 37 of seat 3 3. The frictionbetween the parts is such that the sleeve 15 is now stably held inextended position. The sleeve may be readily retracted, when desired, byturning the sleeve clockwise to withdraw the forward lower corner offlange portion 31' from seat 33', following which such flange portionand the other flange portion confronting the lower surface of helicalrib 34 cooperate with the portion of such rib below seat 33' in thenormal manner.

After assembly of the parts 11 and 15, and their relative turning toinsure reception of helical rib 34 in a recess 32 between two flangeportions 31, the lipstick 14 may then be mounted in the seat in theouter end of the inner sleeve 17. The base 16 of the body 11is'preferably provided with one or more air venting holes 36therethrough so that the lipstick may be readily mounted in the sleeve.As can be seen in FIG. 2, the lower inner end of sleeve 15 will beengaged and be stopped by the upper surface of base 16 between the innerand outer sleeves thereon when the sleeve is fully retracted.

The second illustrative embodiment of lipstick holder in accordance withthe invention is shown in FIGS. 69, inclusive, where it is generallydesignated by the reference character 40. Such lipstick holder, which islikewise of two-part construction, has a main part 41 which is generallyin the form of an elongated double-walled cup, or thimble, having an endwall 42, an inner sleeve 44, and a shorter outer sleeve 45 spacedradially-of sleeve 44 to provide an annular space 46 therebetween. Thesecond part of the lipstick holder is a retractable protective sleeve 47which in its outer, lipstick sheathing position lies as shown in FIG.6-. The lipstick holder is shown provided with a cap 46 which telescopesover its upper or outer end. A lipstick 49 is disposed with its lower orinner end in a seat provided by a transverse annular shoulder 50 at theupper end of the thicker wall 51 of the inner sleeve 44 of part 41 .andan upper thinner-walled portion 52 at the upper end of sleeve 44. Theend wall 42 of the lipstick holder part 41 is provided with one or moreair-venting passages *54 (two shown) therethrough. At its upper end theportion 52 of body 41 is provided with a divided flange, having flangeportions 55, separated by recesses or notches '56. The flange made up ofportions 55 functions in a manner, to be described, both to stop thetravel of the sleeve 47 outwardly past the position thereof shown inFIG. 6 and also as a'thread follower which cooperates with two opposedhelical ribs on the inner surface of sleeve 47 so that the sleeve 47 maybe advanced or retracted by rotating it relative to part 41. e

The sleeve 47 has the general extent of its inner sur face 59 in theform of .a smooth circular cylinder. The lower end portion of sleeve 47has a plurality of discontinuous, annularly disposed inwardly extendingthicker portions 59 thereon, such portions being of truncated V shape inaxial section. Portions 59 engage the outer smooth surface 60 of sleeve5|1 when the parts are engaged as in FIG. 6-, thereby to guide members4.1 and 47 axially with respect to each other. Somewhat above suchguiding portions 59 and at the lower ends of the helical ribs 57, thesleeve 47 is provided with a radially inwardly extending annular bead6-1 of truncated V shape in vertical section and having an innerdiameter substantially equal to the effective inner diameter of thelower guide portions 59. Bead 61 likewise slidingly cooperates with theouter surface 60 of sleeve 44 to maintain parts 41 and 47 coaxial ofeach other. As shown in FIG. 6, the bead 61 cooperates with the dividedflange parts 55 on sleeve portion 52 to stop the sleeve 47 in itsoutermost extended position.

The embodiment of lipstick holder shown in FIGS. 6-9, inclusive, isprovided with a means with substantially locks the sleeve 47 in itsextended position. Thus the lower 'end of each of the helical ribs 57 isprovided with a seat 62 cut into its lower helical surface '64 (one suchseat being shown in FIGS. 7 and 9), the seat having a helical surface 65lying above and parallel to surface 64 and joined thereto by downwardlyconvex shoulder 66. As in the first described embodiment, the protectivesleeve is extended by turning it counterclockwise relative to the holderbody, and is retracted by turning the sleeve clockwise with respect tosuch body. As the sleeve approaches its fully extended position, theupper corner of flange portion '55 rides around shoulder 66, permittingthe parts to assume the substantially locked position of FIG. 9. Asbefore, the protective sleeve is unlocked in the initial clockwiseturning of it, following which the flange portions 55, 55 cooperate withthe helical ribs 57 to retract the sleeve upon its continued turning inthe same direction.

Projecting inwardly from the surface 59 of sleeve 47 are theabove-mentioned helical ribs 57 which project inwardly into opposed onesof the recesses or notches 56 between the parts 55 of the divided flangewhen the parts of the lipstick holder have been fully assembled andappropriately turned relative to each other. The sleeve 47 is retractedaxially downwardly to expose lipstick 49, as required, by turning thesleeve relative to the part 41. Sleeve 47 is made of suificient lengthso that when fully advanced it substantially completely sheaths thelips-tick; it is to be understood that no other protective cap need beemployed with any of the disclosed lipstick holders if the retractableprotective sleeve is made sufficiently long. In its fully retractedposition, sleeve 47 exposes the greater part of the length of thelipstick 49 lying outwardly of the seat in body 41. Sleeve 47 isprevented from further downward travel by engagement between the lowerend of the sleeve 47 and the transverse end 42 of body 41.

A third illustrative embodiment of lipstick holder in accordance withthe invention is shown in FIGS. 10-13, inclusive, wherein the lipstickholder is generally designated 67. The lipstick holder proper isdesignated 69, the cap shown employed therewith being designated 70. Thebody of the holder 69 is designated 71; body 71 has a transverse base 72provided with vent holes 73 as in the first two described embodiments.Rising from base 72 are coaxial radially spaced generally circularcylindrical sleeves, the lower end portion of the inner sleeve beingdesignated generally by the reference character 74 and the outer sleevebeing generally designated 75. The annula-r space between the inner andouter sleeves at the lower ends thereof is generally designated by thereference character 76.

The upper end portion 77 of the inner sleeve extends from the upper,shoulder-forming ends of a plurality of an-gul arly spaced,longitudinally disposed ribs 79 which extend upwardly from base 72 andprotrude radially inwardly from'the inner wall of sleeve portion 74.Shoulders 80 form a support for a lipstick 81 which is snugly telescopedwithin the upper portion 77 of the inner sleeve.

The outer surface 82 of the inner sleeve 74, 77 is generally of smoothcircular cylindrical shape, there being two similar helical ribs 84disposed 180 apart which protrude outwardly from such surface 82. Ribs84, which have side surfaces which are somewhat inclined to converge ina radially outward direction, have their outer broad surfaces spacedsomewhat radially inwardly of the inner circular cylindrical surface ofthe outer sleeve 75. At the upper end of the inner sleeve portion 77there is :an outwardly protruding bead or flange 85, which forms one ofthe elements of the stop means for the retractable lipstick protectingsleeve 91, to be described. Bead 85 has an upper circular cylindricalpart which is joined to surface 82 by a downwardly convergingfrusto-conical portion 86.

The helical ribs 84, which form one element of a thread-forming means,each terminates at its upper end in a flat transverse shoulder87 whichis axially spaced downwardly from surface 86 of head 85 to present aspace or seat 89 therebetween. At the leading end of each helical rib 84there is a longitudinally disposed rib 90 functioning to close such endof the seat 89. As will be seen hereinafter, the seat 89 is a part ofthe means provided for selectively locking the retractable sleeve 91 inextended, lipstick sheathing position.

The retractable sleeve 91, as shown in FIG. 11, is generally in the formof a thin walled circular cylindrical tube having the thickness d of itswall 92 at least slightly less than the distance 94 between the outersurfaces of the helical ribs or threads 84 and the inner sidewall of theouter sleeve 75.

The inner diameter of the protective sleeve 91 substantially equals theother diameter of the annular bead 85 at the upper end of the portion 77of the inner sleeve, and also substantially equals the outer diameter ofthe helical ribs or threads 84. Thus the sleeve 91 may be assembled asshown in FIG. 10, the sleeve being telescoped about the inner sleeve 77,79 of the lipstick holder. Disposed on the inner wall of the sleeve 91intermediate its length is a radially inwardly extending divided flange,the flange in the embodiment shown having four similar parts 95 whichare angularly spaced through similar distances or spaces 96. Flange part95, as in the two previously described embodiments, forms parts ofthread-forming means including the two helical ribs 84. Below the flangepart 95 and adjacent the lower end of the sleeve 91 there are provided aplurality of equally angularly spaced inwardly protruding spots orbuttons 97 which bear upon the outer surface of the inner sleeve 79between the helical ribs 84 thereon in order to guide the sleeve 91 inan axial direction. Also protruding from the inner surface of the sleeve91 are four guide buttons or projections 99 which are disposed relativeto the flange parts 95 in the manner shown in FIG. 11.

The main portion 71 and the retractable sleeve 91 of the lipstick holder67 may be assembled by thrusting the sleeve 91 axially downwardly fromits position in FIG. 11 whereby it telescopes over an upper portion 77of the inner sleeve of part 71. One or both of parts 71 and 91 is madeof resiliently yieldable plastic material such as polyethylene, as arethe similar parts in the two previously described embodiments oflipstick holder. Thus the inwardly protruding guide members 97 and theflange parts 95 on the sleeve 91 and/or the flange 85 on the innersleeve portion 77 will yield sufiiciently, during such axial advance ofthe sleeve 91, for the parts to assume an assembled position axially ofeach other similar to that shown in FIG. 10. If necessary, turning ofparts 71 and 91 relative to each other will cause the flange parts 95 tosnap into threaded engagement with the helical ribs 84.

The above described seat 89 at the upper end of each of the helical ribs84 provides a means whereby the sleeve 91 may be selectively locked inthe outer, lipstick sheathing position shown in FIG. 10. Thus as thesleeve 91 is screwed upwardly, it eventually reaches a position whereintwo of the flange parts 95 enter the respective seats 89 until theirleading ends abut the axially extending stops 90. In such position thesleeve 91 is stably held extended, and can not be retracted until it isfirst turned in the opposite direction to retract the flange parts 95from the seats 89. Continued turning of the sleeve 91 in body 71 in thesame direction then causes the flange parts 95, acting as portions ofthreads, to follow downwardly along the helical ribs 84, thus to retractthe sleeve 91. During such retraction of the sleeve 91, edges of therespective flange parts 95 engage and follow downwardly the lowerhelical surface 100 of each helical rib 84. The guide projections alongbuttons 99 are provided to cause the edges of the flange parts 95smoothly to engage the upper ends of the helical surfaces 100 of theribs 84. Thus such buttons 99 are positioned, as shown in FIG. 11. As isthere apparent, the left-hand button 99 substantially contacts the lowefsurface 100 of the helical rib 84 when the flange portion 95 shown atthe center of the member 91 in such figure is moved to the rightsufliciently to retract it completely from its seat 89. Thus the buttons99 engage the surfaces 100 slightly before the leading ends of theflange portions 95 engage such surfaces, thereby causing the smoothentry of the flange portions into threaded engagement with the helicalribs 84.

FIG. A illustrates an adaptation of the construction of FIGS. l-S,inclusive, for use in the dispensing of material in liquid, semi-liquid,or cream form. In FIG. 5A

there is shown the upper part of a dispenser, without a cap, which isconstructed in substantially the same manner as the device of FIGS. 1-5,inclusive. Parts in FIG. 5A which are the same as in FIGS. 1-5,inclusive, are designated by the same reference characters with an addedprime.

In the dispenser of FIG. 5A, the liquid, semi-liquid, or cream material104 to be dispensed is contained between an end partition 105 on theinner sleeve 20 and an end partition 106 on the outer sleeve 15. In theem bodiment shown, the partitions 105 and 106 are of similar upwardlyconvex shape, so that partition 105 mates within partition 106 when theouter sleeve is fully retracted. Material 104 is expressed or extrudedthrough a passage 107 in partition 106' when such material is compressedbetween the partitions 105 and 106 as sleeve 15 is retracted by beingturned with respect to sleeve 20. It will be apparent that the mechanismfor reciprocating the inner and outer sleeves of the dispenser may, ifdesired, be similar to that of the lipstick holder of FIGS. 6-9,inclusive, or of FIGS. l0-13, inclusive, rather than similar to that ofFIGS. 1-5, inclusive, as shown.

Although a limited number of embodiments of the invention have beenillustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the foregoingspecification, it is to be especially understood that various changes,such as in the relative dimensions of the parts, materials used, and thelike, as well as the suggested manner of use of the apparatus of theinvention, may be made therein without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, as will now be apparent to those skilled in theart. Thus although in certain of the disclosed embodiments the device isdescribed and claimed as a lipstick holder, it is to be understood thatthe article held by the device may be, for example, a deodorant or anemolient. The term lipstick is thus used in the specification and claimsin an illustrative and not a limiting manner.

What is claimed is:

1. A lipstick holder composed of only two parts, said holder consistingof a first part with an elongated portion having a seat adjacent theforward end thereof to receive and fixedly hold the inner end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the seat in the first part, and a second part in theform of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, said first and secondparts being of substantially the same length, the two parts beingtelescopically connected for relative reciprocation between a firstterminal position in which the sleeve is extended substantially tosheath the lipstick and a second terminal position in which the sleeveis retracted toward the rear of the first part to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the first part, and cooperating means integralwith the respective parts of the holder to stop the relativereciprocation of the parts in said two terminal positions.

2. A lipstick holder having a first part with an elongated portionhaving a seat adjacent the forward end thereof to receive and fixedlyhold the inner end of a lipstick therein with the outer end of thelipstick projecting beyond the outer end of the seat in the first part,and a second part in the form of a protective sleeve for the lipstick,the two parts being telescopically connected for relative reciprocationbetween a first terminal position in which the sleeve is extendedsubstantially to sheath the lipstick and a second terminal position inwhich the sleeve is retracted toward the rear of the first part toexpose the lipstick outwardly of the seat in the first part, means tostop the relative reciprocation of the parts in said two terminalpositions, and cooperating screw thread-forming means on the respectiveparts of the holder for reciprocating the parts upon turning themrelative to each other, the screw thread-forming'means on one part beingin the form of a helical rib, and the screw thread-forming means on theother part being in the form of a flange on such other part projectingtoward the helical rib, said flange having a notch in its outer edgereceiving the helical rib, the notch having opposite edges overlying andhaving thrusting relationship with the opposite sides of the helicalrib.

3. A lipstick holder as claimed in claim 2, comprising means releasablyto lock the protective sleeve in its extended, lipstick sheathingterminal position, said locking means comprising a seat in the portionof the helical rib cooperating with the leading edge of the part of theflange having the notch receiving the helical rib, said seat stablyreceiving said leading edge of the flange part upon turning the twoparts of the holder in a protective sleeve advancing direction.

4. A two-part lipstick holder having a first part formed with an innertubular portion, an outer tubular portion coaxial of and overlying theinner tubular portion, and means connecting the inner and outer tubularportions adjacent their rear ends, a seat in the forward end of theinner tubular portion to receive and fixedly hold the rear end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the inner and outer tubular portions, and a second partin the form of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, the second parthaving its rear end telescoped between the inner and outer tubularportions of the first part of the holder and reciprocable with respectthereto between a first terminal position in which the sleeve isextended substantially to sheath the lipstick and a second terminalposition in which the sleeve is retracted to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the inner tubular portion of the first part,means to stop the relative reciprocation of the parts in each of saidtwo terminal positions, and cooperating screw thread-forming means onthe respective parts of the holder for reciprocating the parts withrespect to each other upon turning them relative to each other, thescrew thread-forming means on the first part being in the form of aradially inwardly projecting helical rib on the inner surface of theouter tubular portion, and the screw thread-forming means on the secondpart being in the form of a flange on the outer surface of such partadjacent the rear end thereof, and projecting radially outwardly towardthe helical rib, said flange having a notch in its outer edge receivingthe helical rib, the notch having opposite generally radial edgesoverlying and having thrusting relationship with the opposite sides ofthe helical rib.

5. A two-part lipstick holder having a first part formed with an innertubular portion, an outer tubular portion coaxial of and overlying theinner tubular portion, and means connecting the inner and outer tubularportions ad jacent their rear ends, a seat in the forward end of theinner tubular portion to receive and fixedly hold the rear end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the inner and outer tubular portions, and a second partin the form of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, the second parthaving its rear end telescoped between the inner and outer tubularportions of the first part of the holder and re- 'ciprocable withrespect thereto between a first terminal position in which the sleeve isextended substantially to sheath the lipstick and a second terminalposition in which the sleeve is retracted to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the inner tubular portion of the first part,means to stop the relative reciprocation of the parts in each of saidtwo terminal positions, and cooperating screw thread-forming means onthe respective parts of the holder for reciprocating the parts withrespect to each other upon turning them relative to each other, thescrew thread-forming means on the first part being in the form of aradially outwardly projecting helical rib on the outer surface of theinner tubular portion, and the screw thread-forming means on the secondpart being in the form of a flange on the inner surface of such part andprojecting radially inwardly toward the helical rib, said flange havinga notch in its inner edge receiving the helical rib, the notch havingopposite generally radial edges overlying and having thrustingrelationship with the opposite sides of the helical rib.

6. A lipstick holder composed of only two parts, said holder consistingof a first part with an elongated portion having a seat adjacent theforward end thereof to receive and fixedly hold the inner end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the seat in the first part, and a second part in theform of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, the two parts beingtelescopically connected for relative reciprocation between a firstterminal position in which the sleeve is extended substantially tosheath the lipstick and a second terminal position in which the sleeveis retracted toward the rear of the first part to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the first part, cooperating means integral withthe respective parts of the holder to stop the relative reciprocation ofthe parts in said two terminal positions, and cooperating means integralwith the respective parts of the holder releasably to lock theprotective sleeve in a first, extended, lipstick sheathing terminalposition.

7. A lipstick holder composed of only two parts, said holder consistingof a first part with an elongated portion having a seat adjacent theforward end thereof to receive and fixedly hold the inner end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the seat in the first part, and a second part in theform of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, the two parts beingtelescopically connected for relative reciprocation between a firstterminal position in which the sleeve is extended substantially tosheath the lipstick and a second terminal position in which the sleeveis retracted toward the rear of the first part to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the first part, cooperating means integral withthe respective parts of the holder to stop the relative reciprocation ofthe parts in said two terminal positions, at least one of said two partsof the holder being made of self-sustaining elastic plastic material,the means to stop the relative reciprocation of the parts in theirfirst, extended terminal position comprising confronting formations onthe two parts which may be snapped past each other to assemble the partsby straightline movement toward each other.

8. A lipstick holder as claimed in claim 7, wherein the means to stopthe relative reciprocation of the parts in their second, retractedterminal position comprises a radially outwardly extending flange on theradially inner one of the two parts, said flange being disposed in thepath of reciprocation of the outer of the two parts, and a radiallyinwardly extending flange on the radially outer one of the two parts,said two flanges being in engagment when the parts are in their secondterminal position relative to each other.

9. A lipstick holder composed of only two parts, said holder consistingof a first part with an elongated portion having a seat adjacent theforward end thereof to receive and fixedly hold the inner end of alipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstick projecting beyondthe outer end of the seat in the first part, and a second part in theform of a protective sleeve for the lipstick, the two parts beingtelescopically connected for relative reciprocation between a firstterminal position in which the sleeve is extended substantially tosheath the lipstick and a second terminal position in which the sleeveis retracted toward the rear of the first part to expose the lipstickoutwardly of the seat in the first part, cooperating means integral withthe respective parts of the holder to stop the relative reciprocation ofthe parts in said two terminal positions, and cooperating screwthreadforming means on the respective parts of the holder forreciprocating the parts upon turning them relative to each other.

10. A lipstick holder as claimed in'claim 9, comprising cooperatingmeans integral with the respective parts of the holder releasably tolock the protective sleeve in its first, extended lipstick sheathingterminal position, said cooperating means comprising at least portionsof the respective cooperating screw thread-forming means.

11. A lipstick holder as claimed in claim 9, wherein the screwthread-forming means on one part of the holder is in the form of ahelical rib, and the screw threadforming means on the other part of theholder is in the form of an element on such other part projecting towardthe helical ri'b, said element having a notch therein receiving thehelical rib, the notch having opposite edges overlying and havingthrusting relationship with the opposite sides of the helical rib.

12. A lipstick holder as claimed in claim 11, comprising meansreleasably to lock the protective sleeve in its first, extended lipsticksheathing terminal position, said cooperating means comprising arecessed seat in that surface of the helical rib which thrusts thenotched element and thus the protective sleeve toward its extendedposition, said recessed seat receiving at least a portion of the edge ofthe notch in the element when the protective sleeve is fully extended,whereby stably but releasably to retain the protective sleeve in itsextended position.

13. A two-part lipstick holder, said holder consisting of a first partformed with an inner tubular portion, an outer tubular portion coaxialof and overlying the inner tubular portion, and means connecting theinner and outer tubular portions adjacent their rear ends, a seat in theforward end of the inner tubular portion to receive and fixedly hold therear end of a lipstick therein with the outer end of the lipstickprojecting beyond the outer end of the inner and outer tubular portions,and a second part in the form of a protective sleeve for the lipstick,the second part having its rear end telescoped between the inner andouter tubular portions of the first part of the holder and reciprocablewith respect thereto between a first terminal position in which thesleeve is extended substantially to sheath the lipstick and a secondterminal position in which the sleeve is retracted to expose thelipstick outwardly of the seat in the inner tubular portion of the firstpart, cooperating means integral with the respective parts of the holderto stop the relative reciprocation of the parts in each of said twoterminal positions, at least one of said parts being made ofselfsustaining elastic plastic material, the means to stop the relativereciprocation of the parts in their first terminal position comprisingconfronting formations on the two parts which may be snapped past eachother to assemble the parts by straight-line movement toward each other,cooperating screw thread-forming means on the respective parts of theholder for reciprocating the parts with respect to each other uponturning them relative to each other, the screw thread-forming means onone of the parts being in the form of a radially projecting helical ribon one of the confronting elongated surfaces of the first and secondparts of the holder, and the screw threadforming means on the other ofthe parts being in the form of a flange on the confronting surface ofthe other part and projecting radially toward the helical rib, theflange having a notch in its edge receiving the helical rib, the not-chhaving opposite edges overlying and having thrusting relationship with:the opposite sides of the helical rib.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,695,625 12/1928Wild. 2,506,984 5/ 1950 Anderson. 3,091,329 5/1963 Levine.

FOREIGN PATENTS 1,024,055 1/ 1953 France. 1,044,333 6/ 1953 France.

512,961 2/ 1955 Italy.

THERON E. CONDON, Primary Examiner.

MARTHA L. RICE, Examiner.

1. A LIPSTICK HOLDER COMPOSED OF ONLY TWO PARTS, SAID HOLDER CONSISTINGOF A FIRST PART WIT AN ELONGATED PORTION HAVING A SEAT ADJACENT THEFORWARD END THEREOF TO RECEIVE AND FIXEDLY HOLD THE INNER END OF ALIPSTICK THEREIN WITH THE OUTER END OF THE LIPSTICK PROJECTING BEYONDTHE OUTER END OF THE SEAT IN THE FIRST PART, AND A SECOND PART IN THEFORM OF A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE FOR THE LIPSTICK, SAID FIRST AND SECONDPARTS BEING OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME LENGTH, THE TWO PARTS BEINGTELESCOPICALLY CONNECTED FOR RELATIVE RECIPROCATION BETWEEN A FIRSTTERMINAL POSITION IN WHICH THE SLEEVE IS EXTENDED SUBSTANTIALLY TOSHEATH THE LIPSTICK AND A SECOND TERMINAL POSITION IN WHICH THE SLEEVEIS RETRACTED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE FIRST PART TO EXPOSE THE LIPSTICKOUTWARDLY OF THE SEAT IN THE FIRST PART, AND COOPERATING MEANS INTEGRALWITH THE RESPECTIVE PARTS OF THE HOLDER TO STOP THE RELATIVERECIPROCATION OF THE PARTS IN SAID TWO TERMINAL POSITIONS.